Government Resources - Sociology

  • New Jersey State Data Center - http://www.state.nj.us/labor/lra/njsdc.htm

  • National Crime Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) - http://www.ncjrs.org/search.html
    Contains summaries of more than 150,000 criminal justice publications, including Federal, State, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research.

  • Geostat (Geospatial and Statistical Data Center) - http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/ccdb/
    County and City Data Books for 1988 and 1994.

  • Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics - http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
    Brings together data about all aspects of criminal justice in the U.S. presented in over 600 tables from more than 100 sources. Includes continual updates of tables and new data sources.

  • International Data Base (IDB) - http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html
    A computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.

  • Social Statistics Briefing Room - http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html
    Provides access to current Federal social statistics by providing links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies. The information is maintained and updated by the statistical units of those agencies and represents the most currently available values.

    Demographics:
  • U.S. Census Bureau - http://www.census.gov/

  • Historical Annual Time Series of State Population Estimates and Demographic Components of Change, 1900-1990 Total Population Estimates - http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/st_stts.html

  • State Population Estimates - http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/statepop.html
    The Population Estimates Program produces for states each year: total population estimates, estimates by age and sex, and estimates by race and Hispanic origin. The release of total population estimates at the end of the calendar year also includes demographic components of change. In the spring, the Program releases population by age and sex, presenting tables for different age groupings as well as single year of age. A third release in the summer presents estimates by age, race, sex, and Hispanic origin. All estimates are for the resident population unless noted otherwise.

  • Census State Data Centers - http://www.census.gov/sdc/www/
    Since 1978, the State Data Center (SDC) Program has provided training and technical assistance in accessing and using Census data for research, administration, planning, and decision making by the government, the business community, university researchers, and other interested data users. The Business and Industry Data Center (BIDC) Program, initiated in 1988, supports the business community by expanding SDC services to government, academic, and non-profit organizations that directly serve businesses.

  • County Business Patterns - http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
    Provides county, state, and national level business data for 1977-1995. Statistics include number of establishments, payroll - annual and 1st quarter, number of employees, and number of establishments by size class for 2 digit SIC industry groupings. The data is collected annually by the Bureau of the Census.

  • Regional Statistics - http://www.fedstats.gov/regional.html
    Provides regional statistics for agriculture, demographics and economics, crime, education, energy and environment, health, labor and national accounts.

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